Welcome to our Minnesota TA Collaborative!
The Minnesota Technical Assistance Collaborative (MN TA Collab) is an emerging statewide network of over 50 TA providers and organizations focused on helping Minnesota local governments, Tribes, and NGOs unlock federal, state, and private funding for climate and clean energy projects.
We're an information hub and front door for both TA providers and communities to find each other, pool resources, coordinate efforts, and accelerate climate and clean energy goals together.
NEW! Submit Your Project to the Midwest Climate & Clean Energy Project Database!
In partnership with philanthropic partners, the MN TA Collab and the Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) have launched a Midwest Climate & Clean Energy Database to map projects across the Midwest, starting in Minnesota. We invite climate and clean energy projects of all budget sizes and stages. This database will help inform the early planning stages of a possible Midwest Revolving Loan Fund.
By submitting your project, communities may also be matched to potential technical assistance, funding, and resources. (Note: This form does not autosave).
WHERE TO START
TA Providers: 4 Actions to Share with Federal Grantees
Published by: Environmental Protection Network, March 19, 2025
If you're a federal grantee, or working with one, here are 4 things you can do:
- Contact the Environmental Protection Network via our intake form for 1:1 technical assistance and support on programmatic and financial compliance issues.
- Attend gatherings and trainings for ALL federal grantees hosted by L4GG, EPN, NRDC, Communities First and others on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month from 12:30-2pm EST. Here are links to materials from past webinars, including Financial Management, Procurement, and Investigative Processes.
- photo: Michelle Roos, Executive Director, Environmental Protection Network. The Environmental Protection Network (EPN) was founded in January 2017 and now has over 600 EPA alumni across the country volunteering their time to protect the integrity of EPA, human health, and the environment.
NEW!
The Impact Map
Released: March 31, 2025
The Impact Project provides objective, transparent, and open-source data to help explain how federal policies, funding, and workforce changes affect communities across the country.
The project's first tool, the Impact Map, shows the local impact of federal workforce, funding, and policy decisions. Given the limited availability of reliable data, the Impact Map will evolve as new data becomes available. You're also invited to submit stories or news articles to be added to the map.
NEW GUIDANCE
L4GG Guidance Brief: DEI/DEIA or Termination, Amendment & Certification
Updated: March 7, 2025
Considerations for when an agency tells you to terminate, stop work, or amend/certify grants based on DEI grounds.
Published by: Lawyers for Good Government
VIDEO TO WATCH
Financial Management Best Practices: Compliance Toolkit for Recipients & Subrecipients
Co-hosted by: Environmental Protection Network, Groundworks USA, L4GG, and NRDC. (recorded 2/12/2025)
VIDEO TO WATCH
Update on Current Status of Direct Pay & How to Share Stories
Co-hosted by: The Sustainable Cities Fund (SCF), Atlas Public Policy, the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN), Climate Mayors, and C40 Cities are collaborating alongside Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG), World Resources Institute (WRI), and the Lighthouse Cohort. Track and visualize the uptake of Direct Pay by public entities and get the latest updates. (recorded 2/26/2025)
Navigating Federal Funding in 2025
Feeling uncertain? Here are 3 steps you can take:
1) Review and share this Grantee Best Practice Guide to protect your federal funding in 2025. This guide is co-published by EPN and Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG).
2) Take a look at Local Infrastructure Hub's Grant Agreements, Implementation and TA Bootcamps for cities.
3) Head to our Resource Library to see a comprehensive list of guides and links under 'IRA & BIL in 2025' (last updated 3/13/2025)
STATE & FEDERAL GRANTS
View our Grants Calendar!
View grants by due date. If you'd like to see a full list of state and federal grant opportunities for climate and clean energy, including ongoing and forecasted opportunities, see our full database on our 'find funding' page.